[AT] The noise; the noise; the noise,noise, noise!

[Rob Gray]

Ed,

That's right, I went to UD. I grew up in Newark, DE but spent my early 
years in Cecil County, MD. That's where you are from if I recall 
correctly. I used to live in Elkton and later near Bay View.

Rob

Edward Tabor wrote:

> Rob, you must have went to the U of Delaware in Newark,  DE.  Newark 
> is my favorite town in the summer.
>
> Ed
>
> Rob Gray wrote:
>
>> During college I lived next door to a Chrysler assembly plant. The 
>> plant itself was not too noisy, but those darn workers on the night 
>> shift with their Harleys were really loud.... lol....
>>
>> Rob
>> NE PA
>>
>> dglass wrote:
>>
>>> I once lived about 2000 yards or so from a B-52 engine test stand. 
>>> After a while, you didn't notice it. It is amazing what you can get 
>>> used to.  Didn't have many overnight guest though.  They would fire 
>>> up those engines anytime, day or night.
>>>
>>> Larry D. Goss wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you really want to have fun with the neighbors, set up a carbide
>>>> cannon to automatically fire about every five minutes all day 
>>>> long.  We
>>>> lived about two miles from a truck gardener when I was growing up 
>>>> on the
>>>> farm.  He had tremendous problems keeping birds away from his
>>>> strawberries and other berry fruits, so he set up the cannon to fire
>>>> from pre-dawn to dusk every day.  Even as far away as we were from it,
>>>> it still jolted us every time it fired.
>>>>
>>>> That experience prepared me for living just a block from the elevated
>>>> train on Chicago's south side.  A passing train at full speed is about
>>>> 120 Db -- close to the threshold of pain.  In a couple of days, I got
>>>> used to the noise and got to the point that I couldn't sleep when I 
>>>> went
>>>> back home to the farm because it was too quiet.
>>>>
>>>> Larry
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of carl gogol
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:58 PM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] The noise; the noise; the noise,noise, noise!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to everyone that replied!  It was nice to have my thoughts and
>>>> feelings about this complaining neighbor validated by a great group of
>>>> like-minded individuals.  Some of your thoughts on the subject are
>>>> priceless
>>>> and others are just great strategic counter-moves.
>>>> I only look at email in the PM after I get back in the house from 
>>>> doing
>>>> whatever around the place and I must say that the number of replies
>>>> written
>>>> today on the subject just floored me.  We all love our old iron,
>>>> especially
>>>> if it has an engine, and probably all of us will cut the other guy 
>>>> some
>>>> slack without asking.  My neighbor will get the same consideration I
>>>> have
>>>> always given him, but I am not going to stop doing anything because of
>>>> him.
>>>> I will try not to do things to aggravate him even more, but probably
>>>> will
>>>> because his viewpoint is so far removed from my own I cannot begin to
>>>> understand his feelings.  I suppose if a FOR SALE sign goes up on his
>>>> house
>>>> in the nest few weeks I will not be surprised, nor sad.
>>>> We find it interesting that nearly all of the new neighbors here are
>>>> "workers".  They all enjoy mowing their own grass, having gardens,
>>>> boiling
>>>> sap as well as fixing and building things.  Heck, one of them even has
>>>> two
>>>> JD crawlers, dumptrucks and an airplane.  This one does not and should
>>>> move
>>>> to a fancy suburb and do nothing, like they all tend to who live their
>>>> lives
>>>> in them.  I was sort of considered weird in our old suburban
>>>> neighborhood,
>>>> having a tractor in the garage and grease under my nails.  Looked a 
>>>> long
>>>> time for this place and have never regretted the move.
>>>> Thanks everyone for the words and thoughts.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>
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